Chapter 27
Reyna Cruz:
“What—,” I stammered, unable to break eye contact but also feeling the intensity of his gaze.
“If you want to know, all you have to do is to—, he paused when a sudden
sp caught his attention.
He didn’t pull away entirely, though. Only raised his head to acknowledge Polline, who had come out only to catch us in such a compromised state.
“Ah! Polline!” he smirked and stepped away. I quickly got on my feet and fixed my hair. As I proceeded, a frown crept onto my face as I couldn’t recall introducing her to him. Nervously, I swallowed hard and drew in a deep breath, preparing myself to hear his explanation about how he’s acquainted with her.
“Do you know me, your highness?” Polline frowned while bowing down to him at the same time.
“I know everything about my people, he confidently commented before sitting up again.
“It’s a real pleasure to have you at our home this evening, Polline continued, while I slowly slid behind her. I couldn’t believe I had acted so stupidly. What was I even thinking? Why didn’t I push him away?
As they talked, I wondered where Turner was. Polline was supposed to stay with him.
“Excuse me,” I whispered, and as I was about to walk away, I heard Samuel call for me.
“Reyna! Bring some snacks. You should know the general ethics of treating a guest.” I watched him curl the corner of his lip upward without trying to be obvious about it.
Polline stared between us, probably in confusion. She had no clue why this rogue king was teasing me. At times, I ponder how she tolerates me and my chaotic life. Yet, that’s what sets her apart in my world. She simply stands by my side.
“Sure!” I gave him a fake smile before running upstairs to check up on Turner. I couldn’t really ask Polline about Turner in front of him. As much as I thought there was a chance that he knew all about him, as long as I could delay the conversation, it would be better.
I entered Turner’s room and found him sleeping peacefully.
“He must be tired,” I commented, slowly closing the door.
‘Aren’t we going to talk about our second chance mate? Nera questioned.
“There is nothing to talk about, Neraf 1 rolled my eyes, heading downstairs to go to the kitchen.
Then why haven’t you two mentioned the rejection already?‘ Her question made me wonder that too.
“You think I should ask him for rejection?‘ I asked her instead of making a decision, even though I knew what her response would be.
Just wait a little. We can use him to get back at Hunter, 1 suddenly stopped transferring the snacks to the bigger plates when I heard about her intentions. Is this what/she has been planning?
Why would we use him?‘ I was in disbelief and against the idea of playing with someone’s feelings.
‘Because it seems to work, she replied cold–heartedly.
‘Excuse me?” I paused, standing frozen..
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Oh, come on. Don’t act like you didn’t notice how uncomfortable Hunter was in today’s meeting,” she commented, bringing up the meeting that I didn’t remember the same way as her.
“He wasn’t jealous. He was angry that I was sitting among the two friends, the two powerful friends when I should have been suffering, having no life: 1 tried correcting her, but it didn’t seem like it was working.
She seemed pretty confident about her reading.
I don’t think so, Reynal He was jealous. The way he was picking on every single gesture by you two—I’m just saying that we can use Samuel to take our revenge on him, she insisted, but I shook my head vigorously.
“Firstly, there is no revenge. He believed I cheated, so he hurt me. I wanted karma to work so that he could see the one he engaged to isn’t a saint either. But since that didn’t work, I no longer care. I’m very happy with my achievements, I mumbled, ‘as for Samuel, why would I drag someone else and give him a reason to take revenge on me for using him?‘ I placed my hands on my waist, teaching Nera not to forget that we can’t hurt others just for our sake.
When she didn’t say a word, I grabbed the snacks and walked out to meet them again. However, something seemed different. As soon as I entered the living room, I commented, “Your snacks, your highness! My taunting voice faded when I saw Hunter instead of Samuel.
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He measured me up and down before turning his face to the other side where the sunroom was, “Polline is showing him her plants.” He stared at me, almost like he was examining me strictly.
“Okay!” I cleared my throat, trying hard to avoid the awkwardness.
“Welcome to my humble abode.” I greeted, a bit hesitant. If someone had told me a few years ago that I’d be inviting him into my house again, I would have thought they were crazy.
“Hmm, your home!” he remarked, casting a comprehensive look around before straightening his back and fixing his gaze on
me once more.
“Why were you calling me today?” It took me by surprise when Hunter asked me that question. I lifted my head and then tilted it, wondering if he had dreamed about it or if it was a way to annoy me.
“I never called you,” I shrugged confidently, but the instant he grabbed his phone, I felt like he had proof. He turned the screen to me, and I realized that he wasn’t lying. He had some missed calls from my number.
“I am not sure—how it happened, but it must have happened accidentally.” I felt so angry at myself for making that mistake.
“Okay!” There was a smirk on his face that irritated me..
“Have you met Samuel before?” he asked with his eyebrow raised. I felt goosebumps covering my body, and even though I tried to look normal, I bet he noticed the delay in my response.
“No!” I shook my head and then turned to look at the two who were coming out of the sunroom. Polline looked a bit disturbed, making me wonder what had transpired in those few minutes.
“I will let you guys work now,” Polline said, walking away from me. However, the look she gave me was very weird. It was almost like she was upset about something.
Soon, we started discussing, and the awkwardness remained even until the meeting was over. We had been working for three hours, so I was expecting them to leave soon.
“I am so glad we decided to work here. I always get hungry after working.” Samuel uttered, rubbing his palms together. We had already eaten snacks, so I didn’t expect him to ask for Dinner.
“What? Oh, don’t worry. I have ordered Chinese for all of us,” Samuel must have noticed that both Hunter and I were staring at him, so he quickly explained himself, flashing us a huge smile.
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“Don’t you think it is a bit late?” Hunter cleared his throat, speaking to him in whispers.
“Oh right!” Samuel pouted, nodding. I felt grateful to Hunter for once. I was tired and wanted them gone. It was literally hours of facing them, and I was beginning to get exhausted.
“You should be on your way back to your pack then. I can stay here at the guesthouse; I am sure my people would not mind,” Samuel shocked us when he basically invited himself for a stayover and kind of suggested that Hunter leaves.
I cleared my throat and quickly lowered my gaze when Hunter stared at him before glaring at me.
“I think I will stay here too,” Hunter’s decision even shook the world from under my feet. The two of them were going to stay here?
But why?
